Is it true that spoiled food should be buried during post-storm cleanup?
There is no health-related reason or recommendation to bury food that was spoiled as a result of power outages from a storm; however, it is important to know when to throw food away and what foods may have gone bad after a power outage or flooding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes food safety tips to follow after a hurricane. Those guidelines are available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_082905_01/index.asp.
